On 4 JUN 16 NEC-SE posted: Who is Major General Qasim Soleimani? In the article we stated: “Major General Qasim Soleimani has been described as “the single most powerful operative in the Middle […]
Will Iran’s most popular general enter politics?
MHP Congress is being held today in Turkey
Devlet Bahceli is not expected to survive the leadership struggle unless the AKP promises more government posts to shore up support. NEC-SE expects RTE to use political leverage to keep him in […]
The Fall-Out of the New Model of Power Relations for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
On 16 OCT 15, NEC-SE posted: The New Model of Power Relations and the Middle East Crisis In the article we stated: “Most Americans are ignorant of the shifting alliances and power […]
NEC-SE Will Offer Private Security Briefings to It’s Readers
NOTICE to NEC-SE READERS The NEAR EAST CENTER FOR STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT is pleased to announce that, in response to numerous requests, it is preparing private security briefings exclusively for its readers. These […]
Terry Glavin: The Assyrians’ plight has been overshadowed by the suffering of the Yazidis. But they are very much in danger
The National Post reports: “The Western support won by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq, and the KRG’s tentative allies among the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) guerrillas of Rojava in northern […]
Erdogan: Armenia ‘genocide’ used to blackmail Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said charges the Ottoman Empire committed a genocide against the Armenians are being used as “blackmail” against Turkey, insisting that Ankara will “never” accept such accusations. […]
German Parliament Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a Reply to Turkish Foreign Policy Misteps
On 2 JUN 16, The German Parliament adopted a symbolic resolution declaring the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 a genocide. The Turkish government denounced the vote and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
The Consequences of The New Model of Power Relations for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
On 16 OC 15, NEC-SE posted: The New Model of Power Relations and the Middle East Crisis In the article we stated: Most Americans are ignorant of the shifting alliances and power […]
Sykes-Picot at 100: New Players, Same Old Game
16 MAY 16 marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Sykes-Picot agreement. This treaty between Britain, France, and Tsarist Russia provided for the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern […]
Pope Francis reneges on offer to take in Christian refugees
The article states: Roula and Malek Abo, who had been housed in a refugee camp on Lesbos, said they thanked their lucky stars when they found out the Vatican had selected them […]
